The Coptic Church is led by the Pope of Alexandria, who is based in Cairo. This dispute has been reassessed in modern times, and the differences between Churches are much less severe. The Church separated from other Christian denominations at the Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) in a theological dispute over the human and divine nature of Jesus Christ. St Antony's Monastery, Eastern Desert, Egypt In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. There are still occasional violent clashes between Copts and Muslims.įirsts for the Coptic Church include the first specifically Christian educational establishment in the School of Alexandria and the start of Christian monasticism. Modern Copts claim that they are still disadvantaged and play a lesser part in Egyptian public life than their numbers justify. The early Church suffered persecution under the Roman Empire, and there were intermittent persecutions after Egypt became a Muslim country. This makes it one of the earliest Christian groups outside the Holy Land. Mark is regarded as the first Pope of Alexandria. While most Copts live in Egypt, the Church has around a million members outside Egypt there are over 100 churches in the USA and a cathedral in the UK.Ĭopts believe that their Church dates back to around 50 AD, when the Apostle Mark is said to have visited Egypt. The Coptic Orthodox Church is the main Christian Church in Egypt, where it has between 6 and 11 million members. Pope Shenouda III during a 2007 visit to New York.
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